CVE-2009-1537

Published May 29, 2009 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 51.1% KEV · Listed
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in DirectShow in Microsoft DirectX 7.0 through 9.0c on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime media file, as exploited in the wild in May 2009, aka "DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite Vulnerability."

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-158
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
May 21, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
May 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 29, 2009, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:07 PM